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A review by pragya4
Fishbowl by Bradley Somer
2.0
Spoiler: I tried several times, but I could not make myself finish this book. That being said, let’s see the reasons why...
Let me start by saying, the books‘ description was so interesting; the whole idea of a fish telling us about the people that live inside the apartment building he is free falling from , is genius and different. Unfortunately, the story is neither narrated by the fish , named Ian, nor is about what Ian seeing during his fall.
First, there are too many bizarre characters with too many bizarre issues that all take place in the same 30 minutes before Ian “jumps” into free fall. It seems to be too much of a suspension of my disbelief that all these weird people all life in the SAME building. I didn’t like some of the characters written style; some were just plain vulgar.
Second, the book is too long for a book about almost nothing, just arbitrary things that happen to the people of this building. A lot happens because the elevator isn’t working.
That’s as far as I got before I couldn’t read anymore. Still though, i simply had to know what happens to Ian the fish so I skipped to the end. Just to learn what happens and I have to say. In line with the rest of the book: unbelievable.
You may not read the whole book and I don’t recommend that you do but you definitely should learn the unbelievable thing that happens to Ian the fish.
Let me start by saying, the books‘ description was so interesting; the whole idea of a fish telling us about the people that live inside the apartment building he is free falling from , is genius and different. Unfortunately, the story is neither narrated by the fish , named Ian, nor is about what Ian seeing during his fall.
First, there are too many bizarre characters with too many bizarre issues that all take place in the same 30 minutes before Ian “jumps” into free fall. It seems to be too much of a suspension of my disbelief that all these weird people all life in the SAME building. I didn’t like some of the characters written style; some were just plain vulgar.
Second, the book is too long for a book about almost nothing, just arbitrary things that happen to the people of this building. A lot happens because the elevator isn’t working.
That’s as far as I got before I couldn’t read anymore. Still though, i simply had to know what happens to Ian the fish so I skipped to the end. Just to learn what happens and I have to say. In line with the rest of the book: unbelievable.
You may not read the whole book and I don’t recommend that you do but you definitely should learn the unbelievable thing that happens to Ian the fish.